Brentwood, NY
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Hauppauge High School Teacher Accused Of Sexually Abusing Boy
A 53-year-old Long Island high school teacher has been charged with sexually abusing a student when the teen was 16 years old, Suffolk County Police announced Wednesday afternoon, Aug. 14. The alleged victim, now 18, reported to detectives that when he was a 16-year-old student at Hauppauge High School, he was sexually abused by his chorus teacher, Mark Kimes, at the teacher’s home in Moriches. Following an investigation, Seventh Squad detectives determined Kimes had inappropriate contact with the teen while serving as his teacher. Kimes was arrested at his home at approxima…
Brentwood, NY
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14-Year-Old Bicyclist Critically Injured After Getting Hit By Pickup Truck In Moriches
A Long Island teenager was hospitalized in critical condition after being struck by a pickup truck in Suffolk County, police said. Stephanie Pesantez, 14, was riding her bike on Beaver Spur in Moriches shortly after 6 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 12, when she entered the northbound lane of Jerusalem Hollow Road. When crossing the road, police said that Pesantez, of Moriches, was struck by a 2013 Ford F-150, which was driven by Jason Demme. Pesantez was transported to Long Island Community Hospital in East Patchogue and later transferred to Stony Brook University Hospital in critical condition. Dem…
